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Cactus Ranch Petting Zoo, Myakka City, Florida

The darnedest thing. When I was searching for any type of information concerning this shuttered petting zoo, their location and history came up blank. There are numerous named 'Cactus Ranch(s)' (with petting zoos) through-out the country, but under this location, TripAdvisor was of little help.

 

Note cactus up on the rooftop. And zoo entrance signage to the right.

The cactus, growing atop a dilapitated old market stand & animal stall, appears to be of a Pilosocereus variety, with it's red-like nut shells raring to bloom. This in itself is a worth-while pull-over, a true roadside attraction.